Apple’s miss, blurry creativity, Figma file org, value of tokens

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“Last week, at Apple’s annual launch event, we were treated to what is now a common sight: an array of dazzling, shiny new pieces of hardware. The new iPhone Pro treats us to the slickest-looking shell to ever wrap a smartphone. The Apple Watch looks better than ever with new (definitely-not-leather™) bands. More exciting for us software developers were the interfaces we saw introduced, ones not even mentioned at WWDC. For the iPhone, it was the new action button. For the Apple Watch, it was the new Double Tap, something that allows one to trigger any arbitrary action with a flick of the wrist.

It looks shiny.

It looks fun.

It all looks so nice…

…but it’s also useless.”

The missing link in Apple’s event →By Philip Grabenhorst

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Editor picks

Why is creativity so blurry? →
And am I creative?
By Maggie Jandova
The health app paradox →
Can it be solved with emotional AI?
By Maria Kovalevich
Prompt engineers, unemployed →
Why a picture is worth a thousand words.
By Onur Yuce Gun, PhD

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Make me think

Ableist interactions →
“This week, a product launched and claimed to generate ‘production ready’ code. But it also generates code with accessibility problems, which contradicts ‘production ready’. When someone called this out publicly, a community showed itself from its worst side. What can we learn?”
We are not supposed to live like this →
“We can see it in the deterioration of mental and physical health of people in so called ‘wealthy’ nations, in the exploitation of people in the Global South, and we can see it in the planetary-wide ecological crisis we face. What if, in trying to heal ourselves, we also begin to heal the planet?”
We’re still not innovating with AI-generated UI →
“Not everyone is claiming that their AI tool is particularly innovative. But like most things involving AI right now, we are seeing some pretty wild claims. And we’ve been here before.”

Little gems this week

Why are CNN, FOX, and US websites visually so aggressive? →By Bas Wallet

The real value of tokens →By Erez Reznikov

How service design can support people adapt to the climate crisis →
By Sidney Debaque

Tools and resources

Figma file org →
How to build trust with others by organizing your files.
By Raquel Piqueras
Color for brand designers →
Why your brand colors aren’t working in digital spaces.
By Katie Cooper
No such thing as a “desktop screen” →
Taking responsiveness to the next level.
By Hajime Yamasaki Vukelic

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